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Sunday, 14 October 2012

The DanishFootball Association has announced intentions to demand sanctions for Bulgaria over racist shouts against their player Patrick Mtiliga.
Its Secretary General Jim Hansen is quoted by bTV saying he expected FIFA to punish the BulgarianFootball Federation.
The insults came from the Bulgarian audience Friday night during a game between the national teams of the two countries.The match from World Cupqualifiers the ended with 1-1 draw.
"You should keep in mind that the fourth referee heard everything. We met with the FIFA delegates at the match," said Lars Berendt in a statement released on the website of the DanishFootball Association.
Mtiliga, himself, has been unaware of the offences, but teammate Daniel Wass heart them.
"This shows what a nation they are. This is what happens in football.
When we came here we knew what to expect. We were prepared for this,"
Wass is quoted saying.Danish online sports portal "Sporten.tv2.dk" published an article about Bulgarian football fans hammering Mtiliga with racistinsults, supported by video clip.
Bulgaria has been fined EUR 40 000 already for racistinsults
during the game against England over a year ago, while the "Levski"
Football Club was fined EUR 30 000 on the same grounds after a match
with Sarajevo.
The commentator of the Danish website jyllands-posten.dk, Troels Henriksen, in an article, criticizes the Danish national team's poor performance so far in the world qualifiers.